include shorts, camouflage, and baggy or sagging pants or pants worn below the waist or hip line.
Footwear: Casual slip-on or tie shoes, Western boots, and clean athletic shoes. Examples of inappropriate
footwear include flip-flops, slippers, slides and crocs.
TDA-Specific Attire
Agency uniforms and approved agency embroidered attire are allowable and encouraged. Employees
should confirm the appropriate agency-related attire with their supervisor.
Inappropriate Attire and Grooming Generally
Employees are expected to demonstrate good judgment and professional taste. Courtesy towards coworkers
and one’s professional image to customers are factors to be used in assessing whether you are dressing in
attire that is appropriate. Cleanliness and proper hygiene are indispensable. The following are examples of
inappropriate dress:
Clothing that is too tight or revealing; clothing with rips, tears or frays; or any extreme style or fashion;
pajamas, workout clothes and sweats; T-shirts, shirts with inappropriate slogans, tank tops, team jerseys,
muscle shirts, camouflage and crop tops; shorts, camouflage pants, baggy or sagging pants or pants worn
below the waist or hip line; flip-flops, slides, slippers or crocs.
Examples of Standards for Men and Women
Standards for men’s attire: Shoelaces tied, shirts buttoned appropriately near the collar, button down shirts
tucked in; no pants tucked in boots; no sandals, crocs or slides, no shoes without socks. You are a
professional, look like one.
Standards for women’s attire: No sweatpants, pajamas, night gowns, miniskirts, no excessive cleavage,
skirts should be within four inches of the knees. Pants and Western apparel are allowable.
Footwear should reflect a business or business casual professional look; no slippers, crocs, or slides. You
are a professional, look like one.
Grooming Standards
No unnatural neon or fluorescent hair colors, no nose, lip, or other facial piercings.
Specific requirements and departure from standards
Certain staff members may be required to meet special dress, grooming and hygiene standards, such as
wearing uniforms or protective clothing, depending on the nature of their job. Uniforms and protective
clothing may be required for certain positions. Special events may necessitate a departure from the agency
dress code. Supervisors should be consulted to confirm the applicability of specific requirements and
departure from the normal agency standards.
Violations of the policy can range from inappropriate clothing items to offensive perfumes/colognes and
body odor. If a staff member comes to work inappropriately groomed or attired, he or she will be required
to go home, change into conforming attire, or properly groom, and return to work.
If a staff member’s inappropriate attire, poor hygiene or use of offensive perfume/cologne is an issue, the
supervisor should first discuss the problem with the staff member in private and should point out the
specific areas to be corrected.
If problems with an employee persist, supervisors should follow the normal disciplinary process. Violation
of this agency policy includes remedies up to and including termination.